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duocaeli mods ([personal profile] gamedevs) wrote2023-01-08 07:20 pm

AU plotting post

au plotting post


Welcome to the Duocaeli's Plotting Post for OFFline world AUs! Rather than doing monthly installments to play with this optional mechanic, we've decided to use this permanently installed post for players to come in and engage with our AU mechanic as they please.

How does the AU mechanic work?
Upon arriving in the OFF world of Crane City, characters will find themselves encountering NPC residents and others who react to them as familiar citizens, friends, and family. While not necessary, there is an optional mechanic for characters to also suddenly regain memories of a life they had in Crane City, whether it be an entire lifetime or as someone who moved in and took up residence later on. However, all characters will intrinsically know that the Alternative Universe memories they have of the OFF world aren't their real memories.

In addition, while characters may have OFFline friends or family resemble canon characters that can be apped, they must also retain some differences. This is to allow for creative freedom for characters being apped in.

OOCly, Duocaeli puts a focus on canon personalities and histories of characters, but we wanted to have the optional AU mechanic for those who wanted to play with it! If you don't want to opt in, there is no requirement to have a top-level or entry in this page. If you would like to engage, please follow our example for organization's sake.

This AU Plotting Post will be linked on every monthly mod post as a reminder for those who would like to engage in the optional AU mechanic.

Player Name:
Player Contact:

Character Name: Feel free to also link to their permissions/info post if that's your jam!
Canon:
AU Occupation: Quick snapshot of what your character does.
AU Background: This can be as detailed or barebones as you want!
Looking For: Are there any particular kinds of AU CR that you'd like for your character? Childhood friends? Bitter academic rivals? It may also help to include your character's attitude on the AU memories - do they find them confusing and want to embrace them? Or will they ignore them to the best of their ability?

While not necessary, mods also encourage having a FROZEN "Notes" comment reply to your own top-level that lets you edit and include new AU details as you plot!



Otherwise, the entire post works like a general plotting area! Please comment under character comments to build AUs with each other. Don't be shy now!
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nat

[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-04 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: nat
Player Contact: nat#1824 / [plurk.com profile] deliverance
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alhaitham 🌱 genshin impact

[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-04 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
Character Name: alhaitham
Canon: genshin impact
AU Occupation: half time university special collections archivist, half time freelance consultant, full time devil's advocate (punches him)
AU Background: i barely thought about this so get ready for this to be inaccurate an hour from now skdfjskld
🌱 reaction to au memories: he will try to figure out why tf this happened, but overall if it doesn't hurt him or intrude on his life then he'll roll with it while he investigates
🌱 family: orphaned, no siblings, raised by grandma who passed when he got into college
🌱 money: rich kid through his family inheritance
🌱 sexuality: ace and he's the worst date ever
🌱 schooling: master's in linguistics, minor in archaeology, working on phd in linguistics (first year? second year?)
🌱 general attitude: super smart and observant, surprisingly insightful, tactless but unfortunately right most of the time, just vibes, only motivation is to keep his life simple and easy, wants out of the dodo house as fast as humanly possible
🌱 likes: listening to music, comfy chairs, quiet places to read, working by his own schedule, debating, napping, meat?, skipping leg day, being a coffee and beer bro :/
🌱 dislikes: noise, being in the rain, working overtime, useless tasks and paperwork, being bothered outside of work hours

Looking For:
fellow cohort/graduating class members
childhood friends/vague acquaintances
people who are genki... maybe university students?
bookstore owners
fellow fans of his fav bands
distant relatives or cousins
wise/smart elders that he can respect
coworkers/other university staff
baristas or chefs at his regular cafes/restaurants.... rip sylvain 🫡
anything! i'm happy to bounce off of any ideas or make things work!
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notes.

[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-04 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
( please no steppy )
Edited 2023-05-04 07:06 (UTC)
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[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-04 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
PICKS KAVEH UP AND SPINS HIM
into therapy
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[personal profile] ohthehumanities 2023-05-04 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
NO!!!!


are we doing roommates or does alhaitham get to be free of kaveh's horrible bird
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[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-04 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
NO WE'RE DOING IT i need alhaitham and bird tag teaming to make his life hell
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[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-04 07:07 am (UTC)(link)
you tell him little man
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[personal profile] ohthehumanities 2023-05-04 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
this is kaveh's worst nightmare

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[personal profile] hasteful 2023-05-16 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
alhaitham you are so smart and accomplished and all i have is this stupid lil himbo who dated your kaveh once upon a time

nat what can we even do
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[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-17 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
i just looked at buzen's au history.... all i know is i want alhaitham to say that buzen and kaveh were meant for each other based on their financial habits
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[personal profile] hasteful 2023-05-17 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
STOP!!!! ALHAITHAM WHAT CAN BUZEN SAY IN RETURN!!!! i truly don't know if he'll ever pick up that alhaitham and kaveh are soulmates damb but he'll be supportive once he gets the clue
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[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-17 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
SWEET OBLIVIOUS BUZEN do you think that he did well in school while he was there
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[personal profile] hasteful 2023-05-17 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
no not a chance

how much would it take for alhaitham to tutor a golden retriever
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[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-17 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
HEAD EMPTY BUZEN... all that's in there is boyfriend material

$350/hr and a three year subscription to duo
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[personal profile] middleboss 2023-05-17 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
hello i have a dumbass genki--she's a high school student but it is very plausible she's taking a college course or two because despite being a dumbass, she's good at school 😔

pls allow me to torment your boy
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[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-17 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
CALLL SHE'S SO CUTE i would love it if alhaitham was a TA for her or something... and she was her genki self at him when they occasionally see each other at cafes or libraries etc. since then

also i know i'm assuming cr for you and pixi but it would be so funny if she tells alhaitham that she's a fan of kaveh's influencer streams
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[personal profile] middleboss 2023-05-17 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
LMFAOOO YES PLEASE TO BOTH she absolutely would gush about kaveh's streams, poor alhaitham, he can't escape

AND YES!!! if he's her TA then he especially can't escape, she'll adore him. MR. ALHAITHAM!!! HEY MR. ALHAITHAM I BROUGHT COOKIES THIS TIME!!
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[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-17 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
alhaitham: turn off my fucking life support

I LOVE HER please let this happen. when he sees her he'll be like please. anything but this. the bad news is she's incredibly smart (even if she has bad taste) so alhaitham can't help but respect her and encourage scholarly pursuits... there's no winning
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[personal profile] middleboss 2023-05-17 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
god it's so stupid, i love it


she's too dense to read the room and realize that gushing about kaveh's streams in depth is causing alhaitham physical pain but she aces even her college level exams.... she's a cryptid

and she's his problem now, good luck alhaitham
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[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-17 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
THIS IS WHY HE WORKS IN A COLLEGE AND NOT A HIGH SCHOOL save him
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[personal profile] onlypets 2023-05-17 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
nattt!!! (it's anna(1))

brings ol' al a pet and drops it off in his lap before absconding
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[personal profile] diffract 2023-05-17 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
ANNAAAA alhaitham picks him up and throws him back at you like a frisbee

i have no idea about pet shop of horrors but!! a wildlife biologist! if d says smart things about plants and animals and wildlife conservation etc. alhaitham will like and respect him.... even if he does like the arts (gag). he'd remind alhaitham of tighnari 🥺

unless. he acts like a total dumbass. then its debatable

for their au! maybe alhaitham helped him get a file out of the special collections segment of the library and they became kind of acquaintances? maybe d told him about the shop and alhaitham still hasn't visited? i just want anna (1) cr
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[personal profile] onlypets 2023-05-17 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
d will say smart and enigmatic things to him all the time!!! but he can also be a dork so good luck with that al!!!

he at least has manners and also deals with his own idiot blonde, so… friends… in misery!

please help d find things that help him with conservation but in a sly and underhanded way, thank you… assist him in getting back at any people who are rude to animals…